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In The Duke of Kent, McKeough takes readers behind the scenes and into the Cabinet rooms of government, putting on full display the thrust and parry of legislative sittings where he almost always gave better than he got. He brings to life the political and constitutional issues of the day as led, litigated, and legislated by an array of provincial and federal politicians, including Charles MacNaughton, John Robarts, William Davis, John Diefenbaker, Robert Stanfield, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chrtien and Jacques Parizeau.

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Publié par	Ecw Press
Date de parution	01 mai 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781770908901
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Darcy McKeough with Rod McQueen
Foreword by Brian Mulroney

To my granddaughter Kate From Gapa

Contents
FOREWORD
A BRIEF FAMILY TREE
CHRONOLOGY
ONE | In the Beginning
TWO | Cock of the Walk
THREE | Loyalty and Luck
FOUR | Running for Office
FIVE | The Love of My Life
SIX | Third Time Lucky
SEVEN | Reforms and Regrets
EIGHT | The Best Laid Plans
NINE | Kingmaker
TEN | New World Order
ELEVEN | Working with Bureaucrats
TWELVE | Honour Upheld
THIRTEEN | Back in the Saddle
FOURTEEN | The Energy Imperative
FIFTEEN | A Minority View
SIXTEEN | Balancing the Budget
SEVENTEEN | The End of Days
EIGHTEEN | The Constitution and Other Reforms
NINETEEN | Behind Boardroom Doors
TWENTY | Hostile Takeover
TWENTY-ONE | The Sugar House
TWENTY-TWO | A Life Well Lived
PHOTOS
APPENDIX | Extract from a Speech by the Hon. W. Darcy McKeough to the Government Relations Club at the School of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario, March 5, 1985
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AUTHOR’S NOTE ON PERSONAL REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SEARCHABLE NAMES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

Foreword
I first met Darcy McKeough when I ran for leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976. I had phoned Darcy to seek his support, but, rather than just chat on the phone, he invited me for breakfast with his wife, Joyce, and their two boys, Stewart and Jamie.
I liked how he included his family in his political life, just as I did. Maybe it was our shared Irish heritage, our mutual interest in politics, or our joint love of Canada, but whatever the combination, we hit it off immediately.
Joyce was the daughter of Senator Davey Walker, whom I had known and enjoyed since meeting him in the early days of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s government. Joyce was the apple of his eye, and I quickly came to admire her wisdom and value her thoughtful approach to public policy issues and life in general.
Darcy and Ontario Premier Bill Davis were, in my judgment, two of Canada’s most accomplished and impressive leaders, as their transformational initiatives on behalf of Ontario quickly made clear.
What I respected most about Darcy, then treasurer of Ontario, was that you always knew where you stood with him. Moreover, we were both fiscal conservatives, favoured thoughtful social policy when governments could afford it, and believed in greater Canadian ownership of our companies and our resources.
When I was prime minister, my government often turned to Darcy, who was, by then, in the private sector. In 1984, Darcy was the point man between business and government on the Task Force on Program Review as we sought to eliminate program duplication, reduce red tape, and improve efficiency.
During the 1988 election, Darcy was an effective treasurer of the Canadian Alliance for Trade and Opportunities, a business group that promoted free trade with the United States. Along with others, Darcy helped, in a major way, bring about the pact that has so significantly benefitted the economies of both countries.
My government then established the Select Auto Panel with Darcy as Canadian co-chairman. This thirty-member Canadian–American blue-ribbon group acted as a valuable forum for ideas and information on employment, labour skills, technology, and competitiveness in the automotive industry.
Privatization was another key objective, and Darcy was a crucial member of the team as chairman of Canada Investment Development Corp. as we sold off crown corporations ranging from Canadair through Petro Canada to Air Canada, thereby reducing the size of the Government of Canada by almost 100,000 employees.
Darcy was a generous visionary in the vital area of national unity, and I will always appreciate his support of our constitutional efforts, the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords.
Whenever his country asked for his help, Darcy always replied, “Ready, aye ready.” Canada needs more citizens like Darcy McKeough who can call on their experience in both the public and private sectors, lead others in common cause, and solve the problems of today while building bridges to tomorrow.
I am grateful for his service and honoured to call him a friend.
Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, P.C., C.C., LL.D.

A Brief Family Tree

Chronology
January 31, 1933
Born, Chatham General Hospital
1938–1945
Attended kindergarten, Central Public School, Chatham; grades 1-6, SS #3 Raleigh-Harwich Public School, Cedar Springs; and grades 7 and 8, Central Public School, Chatham
March 31, 1939
Moved from 329 King Street West, Chatham, to Bally McKeough, Raleigh Township (later postal address: Cedar Springs)
1945–1951
Ridley College, St. Catharines
1951–1954
University of Western Ontario, London
1954–1963
McKeough Sons Limited, Chatham
1959
Elected Alderman, City of Chatham, for 1960–1961, 3rd place overall
1961
Re-elected Alderman for 1962–1963, 1st place
September 25, 1963
Ontario election, Mr. Robarts winning 77 of 108 seats; I was elected MPP for Kent-West, winning by 1,739 votes
June 18, 1965
Married Margaret Joyce Walker, Trinity College Chapel, Toronto
May 22, 1966
Walter Stewart McKeough born, Chatham
November 24, 1966
Appointed Minister without Portfolio
October 17, 1967
Ontario election, Mr. Robarts winning 69 of 117 seats; I was elected MPP for Chatham-Kent, winning by 1,291 votes
November 23, 1967
Appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs
July 3, 1968
James Grant McKeough born, Chatham
December 8, 1970
Mr. Robarts announces to Cabinet his decision to retire
January 3, 1971
Announced my candidacy for the leadership
February 12, 1971
William G. Davis elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario; I ran third
March 1, 1971
Davis government sworn; I was appointed Treasurer and Minister of Economics
October 21, 1971
Ontario election, Mr. Davis winning 78 of 117 seats; I was re-elected MPP for Chatham-Kent, winning by 2,208 votes
February 2, 1972
Appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs
April 10, 1972
Treasurer of Ontario, Minister of Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs (TEIGA)
August 31, 1972
Resigned from cabinet
January 15, 1973
Appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier with special responsibility in the field of energy
July 4, 1973
Appointed Minister of Energy
January 14, 1975
Appointed Treasurer of Ontario, Minister of Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs
September 18, 1975
Ontario election, with Mr. Davis reelected, minority 51 of 125 seats; I was reelected MPP for Chatham-Kent, winning by 2,719 votes
June 9, 1977
Ontario election, Mr. Davis reelected, another minority, 58 of 125 seats; I was reelected for Chatham-Kent, winning by 4,287 votes
August 16, 1978
Resigned as Minister and MPP
October 1, 1979
Appointed President & CEO, Union Gas Ltd., later Union Enterprises Ltd.
October 26, 1979
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Western Ontario
May 25, 1980
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Wilfrid Laurier University
November 16, 1984
Appointed Private Sector Advisor, Nielsen Task Force, ended June 1984
October 22, 1985
Resigned (fired) Union Enterprises
1987–1994
Chairman, Canadian Development Corporation
July 27, 1988
Appointed President & CEO of Redpath Industries
July 28, 1989
Redpath sold to Tate & Lyle; resigned as President, stayed on as Chairman until December 31, 1990
1989–1994
Harbourfront Corporation
1990–1992
Co-chairman, Canada–U.S. Automotive
Select Panel
July 24, 1991
Appointed Chairman & President, McKeough Sons Co. Ltd.
October 27, 1993
Appointed Officer, Order of Canada (investiture April 13, 1994)
October 10, 2000
Jamie married Julia Jen Rastall, Vancouver
May 8, 2003
Honorary Doctorate of Divinity, Huron University College
September 24, 2003
Kate Reagan McKeough born, Vancouver
January 1, 2009
McKeough Supply Limited sold
May 1, 2009
Moved my office to Bally McKeough
2015
Edited Rod McQueen’s editing of The Duke of Kent , in my 76th year at Bally McKeough, 50 wonderful years with Joyce

1
In the Beginning
When I was born in Chatham, Ontario, on January 31, 1933, my father sent a wire to my grandmother announcing a “ten and a half pound boy arrived safely, both well.” At that unusually heavy weight I should have been as healthy as a horse, but my going home from hospital was delayed. I suffered from prickly heat, an itchy skin rash usually associated with hot and humid weather. The fact that I came down with this mala